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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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